My heart still feels heavy with the passing of Chester Bennington. I was out for a walk when I happened to look down at my phone and saw the news. Boss Gt 100 Patches Pink Floyd. The air felt like it was knocked out of me, and after reading several articles I began to feel the tears well up in my eyes. In Bennington’s case it was heartbreaking that not only had he suffered from numerous struggles and took his own life, but also the fact that he was one of my artistic heroes. I, like many people my age, grew up listening to Linkin Park. At this point in life, it is almost impossible to not have heard at least one of their songs (or be unaware of how large a band they’ve become within the music industry). While we continue to see new technical advances and innovative artists/bands, many of us music listeners today are heavily impacted by the art of the 90’s and 2000’s.

Our culture at the time was a beautiful ball of oddness that came with new shifts in music. Many of these bands and artists were able to find immense success at the dawn of the internet era, and have in many ways lead the way for new evolutions in music (inspiring many of the bands and artists we love today). Linkin Park is one of those acts. They burst through the music industry with a sound that captured the youth across the world. Throughout their career the band has released seven studio albums. In honor of Chester Bennington’s life and art, here is a look into Linkin Park’s music and legacy, and how the band sincerely pushed themselves to create their purest work, and change music. Hybrid Theory & Meteora (2000 – 2003) Let me say one thing right off the bat about Hybrid Theory that just really impresses me this is a diamond record.